This document summarizes a first grade science lesson about four feline species - lions, tigers, cheetahs, and snow leopards. It discusses where each species lives, their physical characteristics, hunting styles, and other facts. The lesson aims to teach students about the basic needs of living things and how environments affect characteristics. It includes key vocabulary words and resources for further reading. At the end is a short quiz to assess what students learned about differentiating between the felines.

1. SIMILAR CREATURES WITH
DIFFERENT FEATURES
By: Gabriela Del
Valle

2. OVERVIEW:
 Similar Creatures with Different Features is a first grade science
lesson teaching students about similar types of felines and their
different characteristics such as body shape, coloring and hunting
styles.
 We will be reviewing 4 felines from all around the world. Where
they live, what they eat, and their physical characteristics are just
a few topics to be discussed.
 After learning the differences, there will be a short quiz at the end
of the power point where the students can show what they
learned.

3. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
 At this age, students need to learn the basic needs for living
things.
 This lesson will teach them what felines need to survive, and how
their environment affects their characteristics.
 After viewing this presentation, students will be able to tell the
difference between the felines and some facts about them. They
will also learn some new vocabulary about animals they might not
have known.

4. KEY TERMS:
 Feline: Belonging or pertaining to the cat family.
 Carnivorous: Flesh-eating
 Retractable: Able to withdraw.
 Camouflage: Concealment by some means that alters or
obscures the appearance.
 Predator: Any organism that exists by preying upon other
organisms
 Prey: An animal hunted or seized for food.

5. LIONS
HABITAT APPEARANCE HUNTING TYPE OTHER FACTS
Geographically Tallest of all Female lions do Live up to 10-14
distributed in living cats. the majority of years.
most sub- the hunting
Saharan east Colors vary from because they are Second largest
and southern light buff, smaller and cat.
Africa. yellowish, swifter.
reddish or dark Lions can hear
Typically inhabit brown. They hunt in prey from a mile
savanna and groups to take away.
grassland. Males and down larger
females look animals, such as A lions roar can
Live in prides. different. Males zebras, boars be heard from
have a large and buffalo. five miles away
mane making the
lion appear They need to be
larger. close to their
prey.

7. TIGERS
HABITAT APPEARANCE HUNTING TYPE OTHER FACTS
They can be Tigers have dark Solitary animals. Largest cat in the
found in India, vertical stripes world.
China, and on reddish- Nocturnal - they
Southeast Asia. orange fur with a hunt mostly at Eat up to 60
lighter night. pounds of meat
They need a lot underbelly. in one night.
of coverage, Hunt alone and
close water and Long canines ambush their They enjoy
lots of prey. (teeth) prey by water, unlike
overpowering most cats.
Forests are were Males are larger them.
most thrive. than the females.
Little stamina,
Prefer denser Very muscular but great leaping
vegetation bodies. ability.
Eat large to
medium animals.

9. CHEETAH
HABITAT APPEARANCE HUNTING TYPE OTHER FACTS
Inhabits most of Deep chest and Eat mammals Cheetahs cannot
Africa and parts narrow waist under 80 roar, but they do
of the Middle pounds, like chirp and churr
East. Short fur that is gazelles.
tan with round Live 10-12 years
Thrive in areas black spots that Hunts early in
with vast gives it some the morning or in Males usually
expanses of land camouflage. the evening live in groups
where prey is when it is not
abundant Small head with hot. Only need to
very sharp vision drink water every
Likes thick brush Hunts with vision three to four
such as Paws have semi- rather than days.
semidesert and retractable claws scent.
prairie. giving them extra
grip. Runs at very
high speeds,
fastest land
animal.

11. SNOW LEOPARD
HABITAT APPEARANCE HUNTINH TYPE OTHER FACTS
Mountain ranges Slightly smaller They eat Another cat that
of Central Asia. then the other whatever meat cannot roar.
cats. they can find.
Occupy alpine Can live up to 15
and subalpine Short bodies and They can kill years.
areas. long tails. animals more
than three times Shy cats, even
Cold, snow Stocky and short their weight, with their own
covered areas. legs with wide such as species.
paws. mountain sheep,
Mountainous but will eat hares
meadows and Long, thick fur and birds.
rocky regions. with colors from
yellowish tan to Ambush prey
Prefer broken smoky gray. from above.
terrain.
Ears are small to
minimize heat

13. RESOURCES
 http://www.kewa.org/leo.html
 http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/cheetah
/
 http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2012/09/animal-of-the-week-the-
cheetah/cheetah-26/
 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ti
ger/
 http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/wild-tiger-
population-dropped-by-968-in-20-years.html
 http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/african-
lion/
 http://www.lions.org/
 www.dictionary.com

14. NOW IT’S TIME TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE!!
Click on a cat

15. HOPEFULLY WE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT FELINES TODAY,
TOMORROW WE WILL CONTINUE
ARE JOURNEY THROUGH THE
ANIMAL KINGDOM.

16. QUESTION:
 All of the cats we talked about today are carnivores. What does
that mean and give an example of what a lion may eat.

17. ANSWER
 Carnivore means to eat flesh or meat. Lions may eat zebras, boar
or buffalo.

18. QUESTION:
 What type of characteristics do snow leopards have to keep them
warm in the snow?

19. ANSWER
 Snow leopards have wide, fury paws so they can walk on snow,
long thick hair and small ears to help maintain heat.

20. QUESTION:
 How do cheetahs trap their prey?

21. ANSWER
 They trip their prey while running and then bite their preys neck.

22. QUESTION:
 If lions are the second largest cat in the world, can you tell me
what cat is number one?

23. ANSWER
 Tigers!